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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Dean Jensen, Irvine, CA (US);
William R Crumly, Anaheim, CA (US);
Haim Feigenbaum, Irvine, CA (US);
Chris M Schreiber, Lake Elsinore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Packard Hughes Interconnect Company, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361719 ; 361706 ; 361764 ; 361718 ; 257692 ; 257712 ; 257713 ; 438122 ; 174252 ; 174256 ; 174 163 ; 165 803 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a flexible substrate having a thermal contact that provides a continuous high thermal conductivity path from a heat generating component to a heat sink. In one embodiment, the thermal contact includes a metallic trace including a raised feature of thermally conductive material. A solder ball or fillet may be used to make a connection between the raised feature and the heat generating component or between the raised feature and the underlying heat sink or both.